About Us & Our Facilities

The Reach
climbing wall

The home of South London Climbing

About Us

Our Facilities

Accessibility

Climbing for Everyone

Climbing at The Reach is accessible to a very wide range of people. We actively encourage para climbers, people with visual or hearing impairment, those with Special Educational Needs and people of all shapes, sizes and ages to climb with us.

Climbing Areas

All top rope, lead and auto belay walls are on the main (ground) floor and can be accessed by wheelchairs.

The main (ground) floor bouldering has a 20cm step up onto the soft crash matting.

There is more bouldering on the mezzanine floor, accessed via a 2-tiered staircase (approx. 1.5 metres wide, 22 steps), with a further 30cm step up onto the soft crash matting.

There is rubber matting surrounding most of the main (ground) floor. This has a ramp on all edges, with a gradient of 12° (1:5).

The Reach has a pair of Bluetooth headsets available to use. Please contact us before your visit so we can ensure the set is charged.

Please let our reception staff know if you would like the volume of music in the centre turned down.

We have a selection of harnesses available for rental, in a range of sizes, including child's full body harnesses and chest harness attachments for adults.

Other Facilities

The Café is on the mezzanine floor, accessed via a 2-tiered staircase (approx. 1.5 metres wide, 22 steps).

The Training Room is also on the mezzanine floor, accessed via the stairs.

The Bodyworks Studio can be used as a quiet area when not being used for other activities. Bodyworks is on the main (ground) floor and has a 20cm step up into it through a fairly narrow door.

We have an Accessible toilet and accessible baby-changing facilities on the ground floor.

Changing rooms and showers are also on the ground floor and can be accessed by wheelchairs.

The onsite car park is situated approximately 100m from our front door and is wheelchair accessible.

The main entrance is the only fire exit that is wheelchair accessible. All other fire exits have some stairs.

If you have specific requirements or questions, please contact us to see how we can help you:

Galleries

Featuring:

People climbing
Our climbing wall showcase

Climbing

Two young children top roping on a green wall with colourful volumes

Atmospheric closeup of a boulderer taken from above against a black background

Closeup of a chalky hand gripping a climbing hold on a yellow wall

View from the top of a tall wall looking down at a female climber reaching for a hold. The people on the ground look small

View from above of an exuberantly happy young climber in green who has both hands on a hold and is smiling up at the camera

Three spectators in the foreground upstairs watching a girl in the background leading on the bright green Overhang wall

Atmospheric closeup from headtorch climbing event. Everything is dark, apart from the light from a climber's headtorch as he reaches up for a hold

A young male climber lead climbing on an overhang. Part of a mural behind him. In the foreground, lots of colourful holds

Man top roping on a slab, concentrating on the next hold. Orange and grey walls with yellow volumes

View from above a female lead climber, with the ground out of focus far below. Everything is in moody grey tones apart from some bright volumes

Atmospheric closeup of a boulderer taken from an oblique angle with a black background. He has no shirt on, showing lots of muscles and a shoulder tattoo

Male lead climber viewed from above on a dark green wall with lots of angles

Young climber on an overhanging boulder wall, their long hair hanging down. Lots of colourful holds.

Male lead climber mid-move, hanging by both hands from a volume on the roof overhang

Closeup of a male climber at the top of an auto belay climb. Several auto belay devices are visible and tall walls go off into the distance

Long exposure shot from the head torch event, showing several tall walls in a darkened space and streams of light in many colours from the long exposure torches

Female lead climber on a bright roof overhang, looking for the next move while her left hand is in the chalkbag behind her

A young man in the foreground watches a female in colourful leggings on the boulder wall just in front of him. They are both leaning to their left

Closeup of a man top-roping. Lots of pastel colours

Colourful top-rope wall, half purple, half orange, with two people climbing

View from the top of the hall, looking down on dozens of seated spectators about to watch the climbing competition finale

View down the length of the north side of The Reach, showing several colourful walls and lots of people climbing and belaying

Lead climber with one arm hanging behind him as he looks for the next move. Part of the cafe and upstairs bouldering is visible in the background

Top-rope climber rests mid climb in the angle between two walls. He has a foot on each wall and both hands are behind him reaching for his chalk bag

Very young child (maybe 2 years old) bouldering confidently

Black male climber resting mid-lead. He is reaching to his chalk bag with one hand, looking directly at the camera with a wide smile

Female lead climber on the roof overhang. She is horizontal, stretching out to clip into the next quickdraw

Another long exposure shot from the head torch event, showing several tall walls in a darkened space and streams of light in many colours from the long exposure torches

Looking down towards a ponytailed female climber on an autobelay. The autobelay tape reaches up past us

Another male lead climber hanging by both hands from a hold on the roof overhang

Two climbers in red t-shirts on a green top-rope wall. One is a young girl with a white helmet; the other is a plus-sized man

A young climber dressed in a bright green bodysuit, mid-dynamic move on a boulder overhang. His tongue is out with concentration. In the background are several spectators

Four men looking at the camera while they hang close to the ground off a green wall

Walls

Right-angled boulder wall, partially overhanging; part grey, part bright green, part orange

White slab wall of 4 lines, with a step out part way up

Vertical wall with 4 lines. Bottom part is yellow-green, top is light grey, with a funky blue tree in the corner

Light green vertical wall with 5 auto belay lines

Complex-shaped, overhanging lead wall with lots of angles. Grey and orange

Vertical grey and orange wall with around half having a partial overhang. 8 lines

Boulder room with lots of angles and a cave overhang. Mostly white walls, with panels in other colours

White vertical wall with 5 auto belay lines

Gently overhanging wall with 4 top-rope lines. It is painted with 3 diagonal bands of colour: orange at the base, then light green, then grey at the top

Bright green gently slabbed wall with 4 top-rope lines

Light grey vertical (or slightly overhanging) wall, including a steep step out a third of the way up. Also includes a side wall on the right side, forming an angle

Vertical and slightly overhanging tower in light grey and orange, with several faces.

Wide top-rope wall painted in razzle-dazzle-camouflage pattern in purple, orange and yellow

Tall, light grey vertical wall with some large colourful volumes and one autobelay

Vertical and slightly overhanging boulder wall in light green, grey and orange

Tall, steep overhang in bright green. Half way up, the angle gets shallower, but is still overhanging

Wall starts vertical, but transitions into a roof overhang (about as long horizontally as the wall is high). In grey with stripes of bright green and orange and with lots of volumes

Gentle slab in orange and grey. Includes a small abseiling platform

Roofed boulder room with all walls and the ceiling covered in colourful holds

Slab wall in orange, with a funky grey vertical region up the middle

A 45 degree board, campus boards, a punch bag. The climbing surfaces are in natural wood

Map highlighting the location of this wall within the centre

Lead

Top-rope

9.5m wall with a very slight slab angle (95°)

5 top-rope or lead lines (#15‑20); typically 17 routes, graded 4 to 7a

Includes a feature for crack climbing. Both sides have corner climbs. One line has bolt hangers for practising leading with your own quickdraws; other lines have quickdraws.

Lead

Top-rope

10m slab wall (about 100°) with an overhang lip feature part way up, above which the slab angle increases

4 top-rope or lead lines (#21‑24); typically 12 routes, graded 4 to 7a

Quickdraws provided on all lines

Lead

Top-rope

8m vertical wall with a feature volume that makes one of the lines overhanging

5 top-rope or lead lines (#62‑66); typically 15 routes, graded 4 to 6c+

Both end lines are corners, giving plenty of bridging routes. One line has bolt hangers for practising leading with your own quickdraws; other lines have quickdraws.

Lead

Top-rope

8m complex-shaped, overhanging wall (with panels at various angles up to 70°), largely for leading.

7 lead lines and 2 top-rope lines (#54‑61); typically 23 routes, graded 5 to 8a

No aretes on this wall. One lead line has bolt hangers for practising leading with your own quickdraws; other lead lines have quickdraws.

Lead

Top-rope

8m Gentle slab (100°)

4 top-rope or lead lines (#97‑100); typically 12 routes, graded 3 to 6c+

Aimed at beginners. Includes a mega amount of friction, and has specific climbing techniques tags on the wall. Quickdraws provided on all lines

Lead

Top-rope

8m wall with vertical panels at either end and gently overhanging lines in the middle

8 top-rope or lead lines (#89‑96); typically 24 routes, graded 4 to 7a

Quickdraws provided on all lines

Lead

Top-rope

Autobelay

9.5m overhang (85°) with an overhang lip feature part way up, above which the overhang angle increases (80°)

The left end wall ("Nose End") is a 9.5m vertical wall with a diagonal flow towards the top. Great use of the arete on both sides. Some routes finish on the stalactite to the right of the line.

5 lead lines (one of which also has a top rope) and an autobelay line (#25‑30); typically 18 routes, graded 4 to 8a. Quickdraws provided on all lead lines

Lead

15m continuous lead climbs, starting vertical, transitioning into a roof overhang (10°)

4 lead lines (#50‑53); typically 8 routes, graded 5+ to 8a

Features 2 anchors, meaning you can lead the first pitch with the grade given or you can continue on for the harder grade. Quickdraws provided on all lines

Lead

Top-rope

Autobelay

9.5m slight overhang (85°)

3 top-rope or lead lines and 2 autobelay lines (#31‑35); typically 15 routes, graded 4+ to 7a+.

Quickdraws provided on all lines

Lead

Top-rope

11m very laidback slab wall (115°)

5 top-rope lines (#67‑71); typically 15 routes, graded 3 to 6c+

Features a box volume near the top on the end line which makes you feel a little exposed while you climb over the box. One line has bolt hangers for practising leading with your own quickdraws; other lines have quickdraws.